Garment hanger



A ril 29, 1947. PH IPS 419,791-

GARMENT HANGER Filed March 22, 1946 Patented Apr. 29, 1947 UiilE SATSOFFICE 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a garment hanger, and more particularly to acombination hanger adapted for the support of trousers and relatedarticles, such as shirts, coats, or the like.

A primary object of this invention is the provision of an improvedhanger characterized by means whereby trousers may be supported readilytherefrom and which includes as a substantially integral portion thereofa frame for supporting such garments as coats or the like.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of such a devicewhich is sturdy and durable in construction, reliable and efficient inoperation, and relatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture,assemble and utilize.

Other objects will in part be obvious and in part be pointed out as thedescription of the invention proceeds, and shown in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of thisinventive concept.

The single figure of the drawing represents a perspective view of oneform of hanger embodying features of the instant invention, certainconcealed portions thereof being indicated in dotted lines.

The reference character Ill generally indicates a pants hanger ofsubstantially conventional design, including a wire bent, as at H, toform a loop, and reversely bent in a plane perpendicular to the plane ofthe bend H, as at IE, to form a hook. From the bent portion l2 verticalportions I 3 extend downwardly and terminate in hookshaped portions 14embedded in oppositely aligned members l5 of wood or the like, providedat their extremities on adjacent sides thereof with felt or similar padsIS. The natural resiliency of the wire serves normally to bias the legs13 apart,

and the separation of the leg I3 is limited by a loop member I!embracing the two legs and slidable thereon. When it is desired toutilize the device as a pants hanger, the lower extremities of the pantsor trousers are positioned between the felt portions It of the membersl5, and the loopshaped member I! is adapted to be slid downwardlyadjacent the members 15, forcing the lower extremities of the legs 13closely together and holding the trousers clamped securely between themembers [5.

In adapting the pants hanger, previously described, to be utilized as acoat hanger, a. single wire member generally indicated at 20 is looped,as at 2|, in a plurality of twists about one of the members I3 below thehook-shaped portion 14. The legs I3 may be crimped, as at 22, to holdthe loop against upward movement, and further crimped, a at 23, toprevent downward movement thereof. From the loop portion 22 horizontalportions 24 extend outwardly merging into inclined portions 25, theextremities of which are bent inwardly, as at 26, to form lowerhorizontal portions 21 substantially parallel to and in alignment withthe portions 24. The extremities of the portions 21 are embedded to asuitable distance in the opposite extremities of one of the blocks ormembers 15.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that a pants hanger ofconventional design, as generally designated at Ill, may be readilyconverted into a combined pants and coat hanger of the characterdescribed by the addition of a, single strand of wire formed asindicated.

It will also be seen that there is herein provided a device whichaccomplishes all the objects of this invention, and others, includingmany advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as manymodifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefo-re shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a. limiting sense.

I claim:

In a device of the character described, in combination with a pantshanger including diverging resilient legs having their upper portionscurved to form a hook terminating in spaced parallel clamping blocks, acoat hanger comprising a single separate wire looped about anintermediate portion of one of said legs adjacent said hook and havingoutwardly extending angularly disposed portions formed at theirextremities in inwardly turned portions aligned with the ends of one ofsaid blocks, the extremities of said last-mentioned portions beinsecured to said blocks, one of said resilient legs being crimped abovand below the looped portion of said single Wire to retain the same inposition.

MICKEY PHILLIPS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,904,277 De Bucci April 18, 19332,172,131 Schantz Sept, 5, 1939 2,322,935 Higgins, Jr June 29, 1943

